Jordan Gruber
American soccer player
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Jordan Gruber (Hebrew: ירדן גרובר; born September 12, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 12, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Beverly Hills, Michigan, United States[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Michigan State University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Michigan Bucks | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | OFK Beograd | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen | 23 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Hapoel Marmorek | 20 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:11, 11 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  United States | ||
| Soccer | ||
| Maccabiah Games | ||
 | 2005 Maccabiah | Soccer |
Biography
He is the son of Avi, originally from Israel, and the owner of Avi's Auto Care, and Abby Gruber, and was born in Beverly Hills, Michigan.[2][1] He attended Birmingham Groves High School, for whom he played soccer.[1] He set the Michigan State High School goal-scoring record with 69 goals as a senior, in addition to 21 assists.[3][1] He was named Oakland Press Player of the Year, and was named all-district, all-region, all-state, all-metro, and all-county.[1] He also lettered in tennis as a senior.[1]
He played college soccer at forward for the Michigan State University for the Michigan State Spartans.[1][4][5] In September 2004 he was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week in men's soccer.[6]
In June 2005, he signed a six-month contract with OFK Beograd[7] straight out of university.[8] He made aliyah in 2007 via the Law of Return, and played for Israel's Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen and Hapoel Marmorek.[9][10]
He played for the United States team at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a silver medal.[11]
Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2003 | Michigan Bucks | PDL | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | USA | |||||||||||
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005-06 | OFK Beograd | Superliga | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | Serbia | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Israel | League | Israel State Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2007-08 | Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen | Liga Artzit | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Hakoah Maccabi Amidar/Ramat Gan | Liga Artzit | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Total | Israel | |||||||||||
| Career total | ||||||||||||
